Biden sets new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions
In his final days in office, President Biden enacts a new climate goals Cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. However, his successor, President-elect Donald Trump, signaled He is not interested in global climate negotiations.
The United States formally submitted the new goals to the United Nations on Thursday. The White House said it requires net greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 61% to 66% from 2005 levels by 2035, with the overall goal of achieving net-zero emissions no later than 2050.
The new target is part of the Paris Agreement, under which member states must update their emissions reduction targets, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), every five years.
The Paris Agreement requires countries to set voluntary targets to reduce greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. The only binding requirement is that countries accurately report their efforts. First signed in 2016 Nearly 200 countrieswhich seeks to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
The new climate commitment “marks the ambitious culmination of President Biden’s climate legacy,” the White House said in a news release, adding that it will help develop a new clean energy economy focused on investment, innovation and jobs.
“The United States’ new climate commitments provide a clear path forward for states, cities, businesses and other leaders committed to increasing action over the next four years,” said Debbie Weir, acting U.S. director of World Resources, a nonprofit environmental organization the institute said in a statement. “While the Trump administration may not take action to achieve this plan, it provides a North Star for what the United States should achieve and could help guide the federal government’s priorities after Trump leaves office in 2029,” Ware said. matter.”
In 2017, then-President Trump announced he is retreating US withdraws from Paris Agreement, process continues His first term is coming to an end to complete. However, Mr. Biden Fulfill campaign vows He rejoined the Paris Agreement on his first day as president in early 2021.
Trump has long support fossil fuel industry, Question science climate change and weaken Other environmental protection.
This year, his campaign says Trump will turn America from Paris Agreement Second time.
At last month’s annual United Nations climate summit (COP29) in Azerbaijan, participants Passed a $300 billion annual deal This will help help developing countries wean themselves off dependence on coal, oil and natural gas, help them adapt to future climate warming, and pay for the costs of climate warming. climate change extreme weather.
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